Soka Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Ambiguous
When I was in junior high school, I was browsing the web for an assignment on Abraham Lincoln when I came across Gettysburg College's website.
Does this sentence imply that I was looking for an assignment or that I was looking for some matter for the assignment?
Does this sentence imply that I was looking for an assignment or that I was looking for some matter for the assignment?
Top answer
Logic comes into play. If it said you were a teacher, then you were perhaps looking for some tips on creating a good assignment. Since it said you were a student, then logically, you were browsing for [the purpose of completing] an assignment.
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Logic comes into play.
If it said you were a teacher, then you were perhaps looking for some tips on creating a good assignment. Since it said you were a student, then logically, you were browsing for [the purpose of completing] an assignment.
If it said you were a teacher, then you were perhaps looking for some tips on creating a good assignment. Since it said you were a student, then logically, you were browsing for [the purpose of completing] an assignment.
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